Discomycetes 
the hymonium is exposed and the fruiting body 
is cii|iMlar, discoid, or club-shaped, and some- 
times convoluted. In texture they are lleshy or waxy, . 
and often brilliantly colored. They grow chiefly on the dlSCOUSeCrate (dlS-kon 86-krat), V. t. ; pret. and 
ground radon dead wood, hut some are parasitic. " ' '*-' *- J J *'- 
is the lai'Kest tfenus, and illeludes the cup .shaped 
Nothing wns therefore to be left In all the ul>nrdinnte 
i'inl'iT^ l.ut \\r;ikiifss, disconnection, and confusion. 
Burke, Rev. hi France. 
(SIT cut under . 
Also call, .! ll,-h;-lt,i,;;i: 
I'ezua 
Mnrchella is the eciiblc morel! 
discontinuation 
content 1 , v.] To make ili-i nntcutcd ; deprive 
of contentment ; dissatisfy; displease. 
Those that were there thought it not fit 
To di*rontent so ancient n wit. 
Kufklin : i, Session of the PoeU. 
discomycetous (di.s'ko-mi-se'tus), n. [AsZto- disconsentt (dis-kon-sent"'),. ." [<OV.descon- 
foniiirct-ea + -OHS.] Producing asci upon an srntir,\ des- priv. + i 
exposed hymenium; specifically, belonging t 
the Ditoompeetet, or resembling them in chai 1 - 
acter: in lichens, same as gymnocarnous. 
disconcert (dis-kon-serf), v. t. [< OF. discon- 
ccrter, F. de'conce'rter = Sp. Pg. dcsconccrtar = 
concert, v.] 1. To throw into disorder or con- 
fusion; come in the way of; disarrange; ob- 
struct. 
Some unforeseen difficulties constantly occur to discon- 
cert my design. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, cxxi. 
Obstinacy takes his sturdy stand, 
To disconcert what Policy has plann'd. 
Cowper, Expostulation. 
pp. dincoiiKecrated, ppr. disconsecrating. [< dis- 
.riv. + consecrate.] To deprive of sacredness ; discontentationt (dis-kon-ten-ta'shpn), . u , 
discontent + -ation.] Discontent; dissatisfac- 
tion. 
The election lieing done, he made cotintinance of great 
dueonfenfafionthereat. .4eAam,ThcScholemaster, p. 1:14. 
The coming on of the night and the tediousness of his 
fruitless lalwur made him content rather to exercise his 
discontentatiun at home than there. 
.Sir /'. Sidney, Arcadia, iv. 
consentir, consent: see dis- 
andcon*enf. "Cf. dissent.] To differ; disagree; 
not to consent ; dissent. 
A man must immediately love God and his command- 
ments, and therefore disagree and disconsent unto the 
flesh, and be at bate therewith, and fight against it. 
. * .f Tyndale, Ans. toSirT. More. etc. (Parker Soc.,1850), p. 142. ^io/^nta-nta/l /.i;^ 1 ,, i ,, '1 . i * 
It. dtsconcertare, sconcertarc, disconcert, <L. dis- ,. (h . n, t. uiscontentea (ais-kon-ten ted), p. a. [Fp. of 
priv. + concertare, contend, ML. concert : see gr own soTi'l'Sllous ami rf'rowi^ fron7'the*dtriiic !,!f, C ?"lt" ''*''' Uneas y "* ""nd; &> 
of the Apostles, even in those points which were of least 
moment to men's particular ends, how well may we be as- 
sured it was much more degenerated In point of " 
pacy. Hilton, Prelatical Epl 
s-kon'so-la-si), n. [< discon- 
Disconsolateness. 
Penury, baseness, and disconsolacy. 
Barrow, Expos, of Creed. 
disconsolancet, disconsolancyt (dis-kon 'so- 
l^^rE'i'ig!Tn'l8t'n"cenT,'ili! ns > j 1 ^H!_* a J!_*?"* 1 *'***'' + "*""*' discqntentful(dis : kon-tent'ful),a. [< discontent 
A diseased body and a discnutental mind. Tillotion. 
ontentedly (dis-kon-ten'ted-li), adv. In a 
easiness of mind ; inquietude ; dissatisfaction. 
A beautiful bust of Alexander the Great, casting up his 
face to heaven, with a noble air of grief and discontented- 
ness in his looks. Addison, Travels In Italy, Florence. 
her enemies. 
1 perfi 
with tobacco might well do. Thackeray, Vanity Fair. 
= 8yn. 2. To ruffle. See list under discompose. 
disconcert (dis-kon'sert), n. [= F. deconcert 
= Sp. desconcierto = Pg. desconcerto = It. scon- 
ccrto; from the verb.] Disunion; disagree- 
ment; disconcertment. [Rare.] 
The waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions, and there 
was a brief disconcert of the whole grave company. 
foe, Masque of the Red Death. 
1 . Destitute of comfort or consolation ; 
sorrowful ; hopeless or not expecting comfort; 
sad ; dejected ; melancholy. 
One morn a Peri at the gate 
Of Eden stood disconsolate. 
Moore, Paradise and the Perl. 
2. Causing or manifesting discomfort ; sad or 
saddening; cheerless; gloomy: us, disconsolate 
news ; a disconsolate look or manner. 
The disconsolate darkness of our winter nights. Ray. 
= Syn. 1. Inconsolable, forlorn. 
disconsolatedt (dis-kon'so-la-ted), a. [< dis- 
consolate + -ed%.] Disconsolate. 
disconcertion (dis-kon-ser'shpn), n. [< discon- 
cert, v., + -ion.] The act of disconcerting, or 
the state of being disconcerted ; confusion. 
If I could entertain a hope of finding refuge for the dis- 
concertion of my mind in the perfect composure of yours. 
State Trials, H. Rowan, an. 1794. 
disconcertment (dis-kon-sert'ment), n. [= F. 
deconcertement ; as disconcert, v.,'-\- -ment.] The disconsolately (dis-kon'so-lat-li), adr. 
state of being disconcerted or disturbed. disconsolate manner ; without comfort. 
House-hunting, under these circumstances, becomes an Upon the ground disconsolately laid, 
office of constant surprise and disconcertment to the Like one who felt and wail'd the wrath of fate, 
stranger. Howells, Venetian Life, vil. J. Beaumont, Psyche, xlx. 79. 
disconducive (dis-kon-du'siv), a. [< dis- priv. disconsolateness (dis-kon'so-lat-nes), n. The 
+ cnnducire.] Not conducive; disadvanta- state of being disconsolate or comfortless, 
geous ; obstructive ; impeding. Imp. Diet. In his presence there is life and blessedness ; In his ab- 
disconformablet (dis-kon-for'ma-bl), a. [< dis- sence, nothing but dolour, disconsolateness, despair. 
*-, + conformable.] "Not conformable. B ?- HM < Remains, p. 98. 
2f. Discontented ; feeling discontent. 
And (with my best endeavours, in your absence) 
Your discontenting father strive to uuallfy 
And bring him up to liking. Shak.. W. T., Iv. S. 
discontentment (dis-kon-tent'ment), . [< OF. 
descontentement, desconiantement = lt. disconten- 
tamento,8contentamento; as discontent + -ment.] 
The state of being uneasy in mind; dissatis- 
faction; inquietude; discontent. 
She nothing said no words of discontentment 
Did from her lips arise. 
Patient Grissel (Child's Ballads, IV. 213). 
The politic and artitlri.il nourishing and entertaining of 
hopes ... is one of the best antidotes against the poison 
of discontentments. Bacon, Seditions and Troubles. 
A disconsolated figure, who sate on the other end of the 
seat, scem'd no way to enjoy the serenity of the season. , ,. . 
Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, li. dlSCOntlgUOnS (dls-kon-tlg'u-us), a. [< B- 
T_ + contiguous.] Not contiguous : as, discontigu- 
ous lands. Imp. Diet. 
discontinuable (dis-kqn-tin'u-a-bl), a. [< dis- 
continue + -able.] Capable of being discon- 
tinued. Imp. Diet. [Rare.] 
disconiiniiautief, < dixcontinuer, 
discontinue: see discontinue.'] 1. The act of 
discontinuing ; cessation ; intermission ; inter- 
ruption of continuance. 
th 
priv ^ ---- 
As long as they are dis'conformablc In religion from vs diSCOnsolationt (dis-kon-8O-la'shon), n. [= I*t us consider whether our approaches to him are al- 
,ey cannot be bit halfe my subjects. ' Sp. denconolaeio = Pg. desconsolac3o = It. dis- way ? 8w ! et alul "freshing, and we are uneasy and Impa- 
KS, K. James, an. 1603. MMObvfeM, sconsolazione, < ML. as if "discon- "^'-"."der any long d.seont.nuance of our conversatSm 
solatio(n-), < disconsolatus, disconsolate : see 
disconsolate.] Want of comfort ; disconsolate- 
ness. 
disconformity (dis-kon-f&r'mj-ti), . [= Sp. 
desconformMad = Pgi' desconformidade ; as dis- 
priv. + conformity.] Want of agreement or 
conformity; inconsistency. 
Causes rooted in immutable nature, utter nnfttness, \A- 
ter ditcon/oruiiti/. Milton, Tetrachordon. 
The earth yeelded him nothing but matter of disconto- 
lation and heavinesse. 
Bp. Hall, Ziklag Spoiled and Revenged. 
That great disproportion betwixt God and man; that 
much discongmity betwixt him and us. 
W. Montayue, Appeal to Ca;sar, II. 6. 
disconnect (dis-ko-nekf), v. t. 
connect.] 1. To sever or interrupt the connec- 
tion of ; break the connection of or between ; 
disunite; disjoin: as, to disconnect a locomotive 
from a train ; to disconnect church and state. 
This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious 
metals. Walsh. 
2. To disjoin the parts of ; deprive of connec- 
tion or coherence ; separate into parts ; disso- 
ciate : as, to disconnect an engine by detaching 
the connecting-rod. [Rare in the more general 
sense.] 
The commonwealth itself would, in a few generations, 
crumble away, be disconnected into the dust and pow.li >r 
of individuality. Burke, Rev. in France. 
disconnectedly (dis-ko-nek'ted-li), adv. In a 
disconnected or incoherent manner. 
disconnecter (dis-ko-nek'ter), . One who or 
that which disconnects; specifically, some me- 
chanical device for effecting disconnection. 
disconnection (dis-ko-nek'shpn), n. The act of 
separating or disuniting, or the state of being 
He's wondrous discontent ; he'll speak to no man. 
Fletcher, Humorous Lieutenant, Iv. 2. 
f<*s-t>riv -I- discontent (dis-kon-tent'),. [= It. scontento, 
as rfw- priv. H- content*, n. Cf. discontent, 
J 
a.] 1. Want of content; uneasiness or in- 
quietude of mind | dissatisfaction with some 
present state of things ; displeasure. 
Now is the winter of our discontent 
Made glorious summer by this sun of York. 
Shak., Rich. III., I. 1. 
From discontent grows treason, 
And on the stalk of treason, death. 
Lust's Dominion, II. 2. 
TIs not my talent to conceal my thoughts, 
<>r carry smiles and sunshine in my face 
When discontent sits heavy at my heart. 
Addison, Cato, I. 4. 
2f. One who is discontented ; a malcontent. 
Fickle changelings and poor discontents, 
Which gape, and nib the elbow, at the news 
Of hurlyburly innovation. Shot., 1 Hen. IV., v. 1. 
Two other discontent* so vpbraided More with that doc- 
trine, and stood to maintaine it, he impaneled a lury 
Quoted in Capt. John Smith's True Travels, II. 128. 
He was a discontent during all Oliver's and Richard's 
government. The Mystery, etc. (lOflO), p. 45. 
disunited; separation; interruption or lack of discontent (dis-kon-tenf). r. t. [< OF. 
un ' on - tenter, detfi-oHlmitt'r, discontent; as dis- priv. + 
with him. Bp. Atteroury, Works, II. vi. 
2. Want of continued connection or cohesion 
of parts; solution of continuity; want of union; 
disruption. 
The stillicidesof water, if there be enough to follow, will 
draw themselves into a small thread, localise they will 
not discontinue ; but if there be no remedy, then they cast 
themselves into round drops, which is the figure that sav- 
eth the body most from dimiHlinuancr. Bacon, Nat. Hist. 
3. In old Eng. late, the effect of the alienation 
by a tenant in tail of a larger estate than he 
was entitled to, followed by the feoffee hold- 
ing possession after the death of the former. 
This was said to work a discontinuance of the estate of the 
heir in tail, because he had no right to enter on the land 
and turn out the person in possession under deed of feoff- 
ment, but had to assert his title by process of law. Some- 
times called ouster by discontinuance. 
The effect of a feoffment by him [the tenant] . . . was 
to work a discontinuanee : that is, his issue had after his 
death no right to enter on the land and turn out the in- 
truder, but had to resort to the expensive course of assert- 
ing their title by process of law, or, in the technical phrase, 
they were "put to their action." 
F. Pollock, Land Laws, p. 78. 
Discontinuance Of a suit, the termination of a suit by 
the act of the plaintiff, as by notice in writing, or by neg- 
lect to take the proper adjournments to keep it pendiiiL'. 
Sometimes loosely used of dismissal against the plaintiffs 
will. See abandonment of an action, under abandonment. 
discontinuation (dis-kon-tin-u-a'shon), . [< 
OF. discontinuation, discontinuation, F. discon- 
tinuation = Sp. descontinuacion = Pg. descon- 
tinuacOo = It. discontinuazione, < ML., dixcnnti- 
nuatio(n-), < discontinuare, pp. dixrontinuatus, 
discontinue: see discontinue.] Breach or inter- 
ruption of continuity; disruption of parts ; sep- 
aration of parts which form a connected series. 
Upon any iliei>HtinuatwH of parts, made either by bub- 
bles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury falls. 
AVirton. 
